Wednesday, 17 May 2017

Germany will continue searching for an alternative to relocate its troops stationed at Turkey’s Incirlik airbase to neighboring countries, such as Jordan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday.

BERLIN (Sputnik) – German-Turkish links were tested by the arrest, February 27, of Deniz Yucel, a German-Turkish journalist working for Die Welt newspaper.

He was arrested and detained on charges of supporting a terrorist organization and inciting public violence.

The situation worsened when German authorities banned pro-Erdogan demonstrations in Germany in the run-up to the referendum. Germany has a significant Turkish population which Erdogan was keen to ensure voted in favor of the controversial referendum.